Naishadha-charita [sanskrit]

by K.K. Handiqui | 1965 | 29,064 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Naishadha-charita referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Naishadha-charita is one of the mahakavyas (great epic poems) and deals with the famous story Of Nala and Damayanti, as found in the Mahabharata.

Verse 15.98

इत्यालेपुरनुप्रतीकनिलयालंकारसारश्रियाहंकुर्वत्तनुरामणीयकममूरालोक्य पौरप्रियाः ।
सानन्दाः कुरुविन्दसुन्दरकरस्यानन्दनं स्यन्दनं तस्याध्यास्य यतः शतक्रतुहरित्क्रीडाद्रिमिन्दोरिव ॥ ९८ ॥

ityālepuranupratīkanilayālaṃkārasāraśriyāhaṃkurvattanurāmaṇīyakamamūrālokya paurapriyāḥ |
sānandāḥ kuruvindasundarakarasyānandanaṃ syandanaṃ tasyādhyāsya yataḥ śatakratuharitkrīḍādrimindoriva || 98 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.98 is contained in the book Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa (An old and Rare Book) by K.K. Handiqui. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (15.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Nilaya, Alankara, Sara, Shri, Shriya, Asmad, Kurvat, Tanu, Tanus, Ani, Yaka, Amura, Alokya, Paura, Pri, Priya, Sananda, Kuruvinda, Sundaraka, Rasin, Rasya, Anandana, Syandana, Tad, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Shatakratu, Harit, Krida, Minda, Uri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.98). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “ityālepuranupratīkanilayālaṃkārasāraśriyāhaṃkurvattanurāmaṇīyakamamūrālokya paurapriyāḥ
  • ityā -
  • iti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • lepur -
  • lap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • anupra -
  • anupra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tīka -
  • tīk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nilayā -
  • nilaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alaṅkāra -
  • alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāra -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyā -
  • śriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahaṅ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kurvat -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṇī -
  • aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yakam -
  • yaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amūrā -
  • amūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alokya -
  • alokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paura -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyāḥ -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sānandāḥ kuruvindasundarakarasyānandanaṃ syandanaṃ tasyādhyāsya yataḥ śatakratuharitkrīḍādrimindoriva
  • sānandāḥ -
  • sānanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sānandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuruvinda -
  • kuruvinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuruvinda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sundaraka -
  • sundaraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasyā -
  • rasin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rasin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras -> rasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ras]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ras class 10 verb]
  • ānandanam -
  • ānandana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syandanam -
  • syandana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    syandana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    syandanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhyāsya -
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • śatakratu -
  • śatakratu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatakratu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śatakratu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • harit -
  • harit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    harit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • krīḍād -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • mindo -
  • mindā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mind (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uri -
  • urī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.98

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
by Deven M. Patel (2016)

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Cover of edition (2013)

Naishadhiya Charitam of Mahakavi Shri Harsha
by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Set of 2 Volumes ; Krishnadas Sanskrit Series 52; Includes Jivatu Commentary of Mallinath and Candrika Hindi Commentary

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Cover of edition (2015)

Nala and Damayanti
by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

A Great Series of Paintings of An Old Indian Romance; Foreword by Karan Sing.

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